Population
6'967↑0.6%
About Saanen
Municipality · Bern
Saanen is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district.
Population
6'967
Tax multiplier
110%
Saanen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 42'400↑3.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'630↑3.0%
65%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.26%↓0.8%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Forest35%
- Other9%
- Settlement5%
Foreign residents
33.4%↑1.1%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
7'698↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
5'561↑1.1%
49%
Housing market in Saanen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.26%, 15% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 33% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'500, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Saanen has 6'967 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).